HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1932.
BRITISH IMPORT DUTIES
DE VALERA ARRIVES
IN LONDON
JOHN GIALDINI
RELEASED*
Iron and Steel Now Protected
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 10. THE following have been added
to the free list and are excapt from the ten per cent. ad valorem import duties -
מנו
Unground ende emery, mercury, inrtrate, argo and other crude Kallmuts" and belp. Twenty-three and one-third per cent, additional duty, making a total of thirty-three and one-third per cent. bas bern temporarily imposed
kcani- Anished iron and steel,
The products in the original im pants achome have been varied from June 14 by the inclusion and exclusion of certain dessications, notable in the inclusion is pig-iron (except charconi amelted) owing to the recent strep fall in quotations for contirata! products which was
Rousing Welcome Big Remission Of
From Irish Population
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[THHOUGH DEUTER'S AGENOY.)
LONDON, June 10. THE Irish population in London
fully represented Ab Euston Station carly this morning to give a rousing welerime to Mr. de Valera, who has come to resne the Anglo-Irish negotiations,
Mr. J. H. Thomas, headed the offein deputation of welcome and entered a car with Mr. de Valera
in utmost difficulty, owing to the mobbing crowds.
LONDON, June 10,
The Prime Minister is conduct.
gravely menacing the home pro-ing the negotiations with Mr. de duction.
ANGLO-SOUTH
'AMERICAN BANK'S COLLAPSE
SHAREHOLDERS ANXIOUS TO AVOID LIABILITY
{THROUGH NEUITER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, June 9. BUSINESS was suspended in
Anglo-South American Bank "A shares Lit the Stock Ex change, where dealings had pre- viously occurred at nil, implying that the shares were given away.
Many holders
were anxious to' dispose of their shares in order to escape the continging ability of £5 per share.
The collame is the sequel of the revolution in Chile.
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BRITAIN'S FINANCE
BILL
THIRD READING PASSED
BY COMMONS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Valera. The parley, which lasted ninety minutes this morning, will be resumed this afternoon.
OTTAWA' CONFERENCE TO BE DISCUSSED
[DRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE]
REGRY, June 0.
MP. de Valera is travelling from Ireland to London to-night to resume discussione with Britsih Ministers
the difheulties be
tween the two countries in relation, to the negotiations in connection with the Ottawa Imperial Economie Conference. The Dominions Secre tary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, and o re- presentative of the Prime Minister will be among those meeting him when he arrives at an early hour:
LO-MOTOW.
His Sentence
ECHO OF CLARENCE HATRY SENSATION
!
(Reuter's Special Service.)
MILAN, June 10.
JOHN GIALDINI, former Italian business associate of Clarence Hatry, who last June was sentenc ed to Ave years and ten monthe' penal servitude for forgery and fraud in connection with the Hatry crash, was retenaed to-day.
Although a year's imprisonment was remitted by the courts when Cialdini was sentenced, no reason has so far been given for this further big remission of his sen tence.
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LATE ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
FUNERAL SERVICE IN LONDON
TH
10
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rrony, June 9. THE funeral of the late Italian Ambassador, Signor Bordonal co, will take place on Saturday and his remains will be given fall military and navel honours by Britain,
When the body is taken from the Embassy to Westminster Cathedral
for the first part of the service.
there will he n military escort and again when the remains are taken to Victoria Station.
The body will be taken by rail to Dover, where a British warship will be waiting to convey it to Calais.
BRITISH GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP
SARAZEN WINS
HAVERS' FINE EFFORT
(THROUGH MUTER'S AGENCY.]
GOLD STANDARD | AMERICA'S RECORD
GOLD EXPORT.
UPHELD
·GENÈVA GOLD DELEGATION AT A LOSS OF $132,000,000
REPORT
THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY, }
ĮTAKOUGH" REUTER'M AŬENOY,]
Naw Yonk, June, D.
A NEW record for the your in GENEVA, Juno 9.
gold ear-marked for export han THE gold standard remains the brein established during the past. bext available monetary werk, with a loss to America of mechanism, and is capable of 0.8132,000,000; chiefly to France and ENE SARAZEN WON THE achieving most of the advantages Switzerland.
claimed for alternative standards, The United States gold reserve is BRITISH OPEN
GOLF in the opinion of the exports respon now left with about C.$4,000,000,000, CHAMPIONSHIP WITH Asible for drafting the final report a reduction of G.8500,000,000 dur SCORE OF 283.
of the Gold Delegation, appointalk | ing the present year. It is believed have foreign banks still tocks the League of Nations in 1929:
The final report declares that, balances of 0.3300,000,000, which Apart from the considerations of will probably be gradually with- the distribution of the world's | drawn. adequate to support the world's storks of monetary gold. they are
credit structure and the rapid de- line of commodity prices ennnct the gold supply. be attributed to any deficiency in
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Havers requiring 09 to win, 33 for the first eight holes.
SANDWICH, June 10, On the Princ's course, in the third round of the British Open Championship, the Prince of Wales, saw the Englishman Havers do a most brilliant sixty-eight, which is a record.
His score was:-
Out 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4. In 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4 Havern finished accond with 213 to the American Sarazen, who took 209, the lowest aggregate ever in three championship rounds, in the fourth round Särazan took 74, total 283, which is a record aggregate score beating Jones' 285 at St. Androws in 192.
Price Levels.
Nevertheless,
the
than
Credit Policy Falls.
This heavy loss of gold restricts the ability of the Federal Reserve Board to follow the policy of credit expansion within the legal min
THE SHANGHAI "INCIDENT"
Naval Chapter Ending
To-Day
CONQUERING HEROES LEAVE FOR JAPAN
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, June 10.
THE Naval chapter in the Shang-
hai incident" ends to-mor row, when Admirals Nomura and Shirsawa sail aboard the Bagship Izumo for Japan, where they will be welcomed as the conquering heroes,
CHEN MING SHU GOES TO NANKING
A
AFFAIRS?
imim gold cover, and it is under stood that, as a result of the out The raising of existing price low, the Board has decided to levels, which is admittedly denir- ecuso its recent policy of heavy ahte does not dépend, according to purchasing. of United States TO WIND UP HIS PERSONAL the Report, upon monetary policy | Government bonds in order to pile | alone.
contral up an excess reserve in the mem- banks of the leading countries bors banks, thus encouraging them ought to encourage a freer use of to liberalise credit to business. credit and might also reduce the The results of this policy,' in recognised reserve ratios.
which the Board has spent about is signed by the chairman, Mr.it has produced an outflow from the The main minority report, which | G, 5000,000.000, is disappointing, as Albert Janssen and also the whole banks (which complain of the few of the British representatives on pose of sound borrowers) and no the Delegation, asserts that the improvement in business. dominant cause of the brbakdown LONDON, June A.
fof the gold standard waƏ the Gene Sarazen excelled self today in the British Open supplies, beginning in 1999,
himmal distribution of monetary gold Golf Championship at Sandwich- Both the majority and minority returning splendid card of. 09 forections of the Delegation agree the second round. The American that among the practical remedies expert now leads the field by a must be included an early settle.
-margin of thres strokes, his nearest "pponent being Percy Alliss, who duplicated his performance of yes terday, returning 71.
The British contingent are by no menns out of the struggle, although Gone Sarazen is playing superbly consistent golf and it will require more than an ordinary effort to overtake him.
The Japanese player, Miyamoto. failed to stand the paen. He fol- lowed up. bis 70 of yesterday wirb
During the discussions, he will HITLER'S OUTBURST so today and has no further in
be the luncheon guest of the Prime
Minister at No. 10, Downing Street. It is expected that he will return to" Dublin in the evening.
EMPIRE CURRENCY?
Asked whether his department was evolving an Imperial monetary policy for submission to the Ottawa Conference, the Chancellor of the London, June 10,
Exchequer, Mr. Noville Chamber- The House of Commons passed lain, in the House of Commons to the third reading of the Finance day mid that questions of monetary Bill by 400 votes to 34, after M.polity, as affecting the various part N. Chamberlain, in winding up the of the Empire had constantly been debate and he saw no reason to before the Treasury, particularly in expect, at the present time, any recant months, as a part of their appreciable shortin in the revenue normal duties. yield estimated in the Budget. He declared that confidence in he future of Brisain had been restored throughout the world since the vent of the National Government and he was hopeful of results from the Lausanne conference.
The House of Lords passed the first reading of the Bill..
PRINCE VISITS
LONDON DOCKS
GREATLY INTERESTED IN SHIPPING
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]
Ruony, June 9, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to
day made a tour of the London
Decks.
After inspecting the headquarters of the Port Authority; he went down river in a motor boat, visit- ng, among other docks, the Royal Victoria and Albert, the King George the Fifth, the London and the St. Katherine Docks and watched shipping loading and un- loading at 13 miles of Berths.
He also visited several ware- houses and vaults, displaying the greatest interest in the various activities of the great port
BRITAIN'S WAR DEBT TO U.S.A.
WHY SHE HAD TO BORROW
[HAITISH WINKLESS SERVICE:]-
War
Rugby, June 1. ASKED the amount included in.
Britain's
debt to the United States represented by guar antecs given by Britain for material supplied. direct to France on Franch account, Major Elliot, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, replied that the British war debt to the United States contained no specific items of the kind referred to,
The position was that if Britain had not received any calls for ae- gistanen from her Allies, is would have been unnecessary for her to| have asked for assistance from the United States Government.
The Government would welcome disc:ission of these important questions at Ottawa, but he did not consider it desirable to express any detail now, in advance of such dis cussions.
BRITAIN AND THE ARGENTINE
100 Years Of Unbroken Friendship
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, June 10,
COSTS HIM M.5,000
(Reuter's Special Service.)
MUNIOR, June . THE Arie imposed upon Herr
Hitler, the Nazi leader, for contempt of court was five thou sand marks, not one thousand
This sharp reminder of the dignity of the Low Courts was visited upon Hitler when he was appearing as a witness in a per- jury trial and was naked by a Jewish counsel if he had received money from a foreign armaments firm.
Hitler, very excitedly shented that he would refuse to be insult- ed by a Few and would not answer further questions.
DRAGON FESTIVAL
TRAGEDIES.
TWO, BOATS CAPSIZE NEAR CANTON.
MANY LIVES LOST.
A tragie incident marred the annual regelta of the Dragon THE fact that nothing has dia-
Boats which took place in the har Dosed with, for more than a hour of Cantan city on Wednesday, hundred years, the friendship be when one of the boats belonging sween Britain and the Argentina to the Taishek village capsized was stressed by Mr. Harold Mit- whilst proceeding to Pak Fah bay hall, M.P., Parliamentary Private in Honam Island to participate" in Secretary to the Department of a race to be held there, Oversens Trade when he received a party of Argentino students at the House of Commons this after
noon,
Mr. Mitchell recaled that Britain bought, more Argentina gooda than any of her country except the United States.
FRENCH AIRWOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
·GRIEF-AT-LOSS OF HER-
BEAUTY
western
Luckily, the boat foundered off the Taichungkow in tho part of the Island where many junks and sampana were lying at anchor at the time.
The accident took place at about When 2 o'clock in the afternoon. the host Bank, reveral sampans rushed to the scene of distress to rescue the crew numbering somą 70 to so men.
Nineteen of Crew Drowned. The campons succoaded in reseu- ing all except 19 members of the
The innken boat as well as. tI*ཟླ༥༣ the 19 dend bodies ware "recovered later.
A-similar accident also took place f
a place near the on June 7 at Ceastern entrance of the Canton harbour. A dragon boat belonging to Pan Kiu village of Hocam Is land, which was proceeding on its journey to Szetouchung region for the regatta content to take place GRIEF at the loss of her beauty, on the day of the Festival Was owing to disfiguration by incapsized by a strong backwash juries received in a crash while caused, it is stated, by the steam- taking off on a flight from Marboat Tung An on its trip to Hong seilles to Tokyo, is believed te į Kong froin Canton.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS. June 10.
bave caused the micide of Miss Despite timely assistance render- Lena Bernstein, the young Franched by the villages on the spot, the airwoman formerly holder of the entire flow was drowned except, world's long distance duration re-seven. The villagers have reported cord. Miss Bernstein was found the matter to the local Navigation
Association. dead near Biskra, Algeria.
forest in the tournament.
Tommy Armour, the American holder of the title, went round in TO, font,which was duplicated by Archic Compston, Charles Whit- combe required 73.
The leading scores Gane Saraza17- Percy Allisa Archie Compston Charles Whiteonbe Tommy Armour
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follow:
ment of international debis and
serious mitigation of the restraints upon international trade.
STERILISATION OF UNFIT
COMMITTEE SET UP IN BRITAIN
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rumy, June 9.
A COMMITTEE to enquire into
U.S. WAR
DEPARTMENT
$389,000,000 BILL PASSES SENATE
"THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
C
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Juno 10. CHEN MING SHU left for Non- king this afternoon but this unnecessarily implies that he is resuming his duties at the Miniatry of Communications, ne it is stated he merely intends to wind up his personal affairs.
Toni Tin Kai also left for Non- king where he will discuss ques- tions affecting the transfer of him troops to Fukien.
TO PROMOTE WORLD PEACE
WILL CHINA'S OFFER
WASHINGTON, June 9. BE ACCEPTED? THE Senate has pussed
-$389,000,000 War Department Appropriation Bill.
LINDBERGH
[THROUGH RSUTER'S AGENCY",]
YANKING, June 10,
OUTRAGE"orld peace in the spirit
the sterilisation of pæntal des fectiven has been set up by the Health Ministry, with Director L
Brock the Chairman of the LEADER OF PURPLE GANG 70+ 60-139 Board of Control, as Chairman. 71+3=142 | It will domine and report on
SURRENDERS 74470144 the information available regarding 7173144 hereditary transmission and other 75-70-145 causes of mental disorders and de
In Hong Kong
To-Day
RAIN.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.30 P.M., STALED:-
A MODERATE ANTI-CYCLONE 18 SITUATED TO THE NORTH-EAST OF HOKKAIDO. Á DEPRESSION COVERS SOUTH-WEST CHINA.
LOCAL FORECAST :-5, WINDA, MODERATE; GENERALLY OVERCANT; RAIN.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following typhoon warn. ing has been received from the Manila Observatory:--
Manila, June 10, 3.30 p.m.- Low pressure area extending the from the China. Sea to Pacifi Boross northern Luzon and the Balinting Channel. A real typhoon may develop later.
EXCHANGE RATES.
[UNITION WIRELESH SEVICE]
Rugby, June 9.
931 3.074
Paris New York Montreal Brussels Geneva
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Onlo Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athene Bucharest Rio Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver (spot)
Silver (forward) Madrid
4.26
26.35
18.80
0.071 712
15.47 10 17/09
-18.00
20.10
30 nom.
127 215
14.14
10
570
#16
6
nom.
130 nom
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feiences and consider sterilization
as a preventative measure, having regard to its physical, physchologic and socini effects, and the experi- ence af legislation" in other coun tries and any further lines of en- quiry,
リ
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 10. The committoe will include Dr. Wilfred Trotter, Dr. Ronald Fisher and Mas Ruth Darwin, grand. daughter of the great, evolutionist.
SECRET OF DEAD WOMAN IN BATH."
HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS.
(Router's Special Service.)
who has
DETROIT, June 9. HARRY FLEISCHER, the notori ou lender the "Purple Gang," throughout the United States since the beginning of the Lindbergh kidnapping affair, surrendered to the Detroit police this morning.
A GOVERNMENT spokesman bas announeed that China, prompt. ed with the desire to promate the Kellogg Pact, is prepared to open negosiations with the Soviet for the cauzion of a treaty af matga non-negression. the signing of which would mean the automatic resumption of Sino-Russian diplo. matje relations.
China is also ready to conclude a similar treaty with other Powers including Japan.
been sought JAP. PROPERTY AT
SHANGHAI
"EROS" STATUE
DESIGNER
KNIGHTED BY H.M. THE KING
BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE}
'i
TOKYO GRANTS COMPENSATION
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, June 10. THE Lower House has passed
Bill providing for the distribu- tion of five million yen to Shanghai Japanese residents whose property, was destroyed during the late hostilities:
JAPAN'S TARIFF REVISION BILL
Rusoy, June 9. HM the King knighted Mr. Alfred Gilbert, the 75-pear-old sculptor and designer of the famous
nt Buckingham "Eros" Statue ONLY CHILD WHO EXPECTED Palaco to-day.
Only last week, Sir Alfred Gil-PASSED BY LOWER HOUSE TOO MUCH FROM LIFE.
bert accepted an invitation to re-
The secres of the woman found join the Royal Academy, from dead in a bath at the Great Wes which he bad resigned 2 years torn Royal Hotel Paddington, Wago as a result of a controversy
(THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, June 10,
Tariff Revision Bill
was revented at the Paddington over the statue.
He served in Belgium for 17 THE Lower House has passed the
Coroner's Court.
ri
The girl was Miss Lilian Mabel years and returned to London at Scrivings, aged 31 of Cleveden-road the invitation of the King to com- Higham's Park, E. Her father said plete the Memorial to the Duke she was an only child, and that she of Clarener at Windsor. He then worked on the Queer Alexandra. had received a sentence of seven Memorial, which was unveiled by years penal servitude for diverting the King at Mariborough House
dividend warranta.
The verdict was Suicido while of yesterday. Unaouad Mind
The father, Mr. George Willism
Serivings, a olork, gavo evidence of to an advertisement in a newspaper identification. He said his daught of the previous day, which read,
or was trained us a shorthand typist, but she had not had any employment for years.
The Coroner (Mr. Ingleby Oddie). She has been a trouble., to you, I believe
Mr. Scrivings. I am sorry to say she has.
Come home at once, Dad,” She asked if that was his adver- tisement. He said he had not put the advertisement in the paper.
Mr. Beriving said his daughter "was averything that could be de wired except from one point of view, that was that she expected from life what we were unable to give
She had tried to take her life
Had Only a Penny.
MUNITION TRAIN
ATTACKED
MORE TROUBLE OM
C.E.R
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. I
HARDIN, June 16,
TROUBLE on the Chinese East- ern Railway has broken out again, this time to the east of Indenpo.
Outlining the incident, Japanese reports declare that heavy casual- ties were inflicted on the raiders while the "Japanese lenses totalled five killed and ten wounded.
It appears that an armoured train was escorting an ammunition train from Harbin to the scene of the war operations. It travelled
She was you only child --Yea The Coroner. I am sorry for you-j-her:"-
"Whole Thing False." Mr. Scrivings said his daughter | before. recently stayed with them for a week-end. She left on April 25 and A reception clerk at the hotel unhindered as far as Imiempo, but said that aho was going back to her said that Miss Berivings had no later the ammunition train was job at the Girl. Guides Associn | luggago when she booked a room on furiously attacked by about six tion.
hundred Anti-Manchukuo forcer Contable Cunningham said that near Wokimoho, *she wrote
only a penny was found in Miss Scrivings's clothing,
"Later," he said,
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saying that the whole thing was false and that she was going north to find a job. She said she hoped 1/5 15/18. to make good, and it she did make 1/8 1/8 1/32. 1/B
Friday,
The corner, recording his verdict, said:
The train guarda defended the munition troie opainst the on. slaught and held the attackers, at bay until the arrival of the armour- ed train which had got slightly delayed."
good she would. communicate with Miss Berivings was an abnormal woman, mentally unstable, very die Mr.Serivings said that he tressed. I think this was a device After several hours" of "fighting... roceived 4. · letter from bis on her part to drown herself in the Chinese eventually withdraw daughter from Tring. It referred comfort in warm water instead of leaving many casaaitien on the
deid. (Continued at foot of next columsi.)"dropping into the cold river."
uus."
10 18/10
44 9/16
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